The workers’ compensation attorneys at the Law Office of Joseph Pluta have been providing exceptional legal service to injured workers in Bakersfield and surrounding areas for over 47 years. The Law Office of Joseph Pluta has helped more than 5,000 injured workers to get their workers’ compensation benefits. If you have been injured on the job, your employer and their insurance company have attorneys working to reduce or take away your benefits. In the State of California, you have ONE YEAR to report your injury to your employer as well as file a claim with the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. If you delay, you may lose your benefits.